High Courts
A women in live-in relationship with a married man is not entitled to protection under the said Act.
Bombay High Court Denies Domestic Violence Act Protection in Live-In Relationship with Married Man Court Rules Relations...
Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Absence of Direct Evidence
Court criticizes police for absence of investigating officers during bail proceedings; emphasizes protection of individu...
HC restores NHAI decision to axe Delhi-Mumbai expressway contractor over delay
The bench clarified that NHAI was free to act on its decision and issue fresh tender to engage any other entity to compl...
Allahabad High Court Reduces Sentence in 1993 Murder Case
Conviction under Section 504 IPC Overturned Due to Lack of Evidence, Rigorous Imprisonment Reduced for Remaining Charges...
Allahabad High Court Acquits Om Prakash, Citing Insufficient Evidence in 1987 Rape and Murder Case
Court Sets Aside Conviction Due to Gaps in Circumstantial Evidence and Credibility of Witnesses...
Jharkhand High Court Stays FIR Proceedings Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Interim Stay Granted Amid Allegations of Malafide Intent and Disruption of High-Profile Investigations by Enforcement Di...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Suspension of Government Employee, Cites Lack of Direct Culpability
Suspension based on accusations against employee's father deemed unjust; court orders reinstatement...
Jharkhand HC observes state police raid on ED office 'preplanned'
The court observed that if there is any lapse in the security of the ED office and its officers, the SSP Ranchi will dir...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Closure Order of Unrecognized Madarsa
Court Upholds Minority Rights Under Article 30(1) of the Constitution, Allows Unrecognized Madarsa to Operate Without St...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Pension Recovery Order Against Retired JDA Employee
Court Upholds Employee Rights Against Unilateral Revision of Service Records Post-Retirement ...
Night shelters set up for patients' families; to construct 3k bedded rest house: AIIMS to HC
The bench called upon the Delhi High Court Bar Association to raise funds for the Vishram Sadan, recalling the donations...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Charges in Public Distribution System Diversion Case
Accusations of Unauthorized Storage and Diversion of PDS Wheat Lead to Dismissal of Quashing Petitions...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Advocate's Appeal Against New Delhi Bar Association
Court affirms Bar Associations as private entities, not subject to writs of Mandamus; Advocate advised to pursue crimina...
Bombay High Court Rules Against Detention of Adult Victim in Protective Home
Court Upholds Fundamental Rights, Orders Release of Victim Detained Under Immoral Traffic Act...
HC seeks CBI stand on plea by Rabri Devi against framing of charges in IRCTC case
The probe agency also alleged that BNR hotels were transferred to Sujata Hotels through a "rigged and manipulated" tende...
Date of birth recorded in official service records enjoys a presumption of correctness
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Reinstatement of Retired Anganwadi Worker Court Orders Reinstatement of Petitioner, Em...
POCSO Act - Bail granted, not to criminalize consensual romantic relationships between young individuals
Delhi High Court Grants Bail in POCSO Case, Recognizes Romantic Relationship Between Minors Court Cites Prolonged Incarc...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against L&T Executives
Court Finds Magistrate's Order Lacked Proper Application of Mind and Misinterpreted Consent Validity...
Murder accused set free by Kerala HC after spending 14 years in jail
Besides that, the records revealed that the Sessions Judge "assumed the role of public prosecutor and conducted chief ex...
Amid kite flying season, Allahabad HC asks UP govt to enforce prohibition of Chinese 'manjha'
Chinese 'manjha', the court noted, endangers the lives of humans and birds. Kite flying peaks in various parts of the co...
Prosecute those lodging false FIRs: Allahabad HC to UP Police
The court also warned that failure to do so would render the police officers liable for prosecution and departmental act...
Sexual intercourse based on false promise of marriage - Whether victim knew marital status of the applicant is a matter of trial
Allahabad High Court Upholds Charges Against Accused in False Promise of Marriage Case Court dismisses application to qu...
Motor Vehicle; Compensation claim by married sisters of the deceased is maintainable
Gauhati High Court Upholds Compensation for Deceased Driver's Sisters in Landmark Accident Case Court Rules Insurance Co...
Plea terms oath of 20 BJP Thiruvananthapuram Corp councillors invalid: HC seeks SEC view
"Prima facie, I am of the opinion that an arguable case is made out by the petitioner. Therefore, the writ petition is a...
Indore water contamination: MP govt's status report in HC cites seven deaths; no disease disclosed
Details submitted by the Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) also did not mention any specific disease in the column...
Jharkhand HC refuses to quash ED case against CM Hemant Soren
According to the ED, its assistant director posted in Ranchi, Devraj Jha, filed the complaint stating that as many as 10...
ED moves Jharkhand HC seeking CBI probe into police raid on its office
In his complaint, Santosh stated that he was subjected to severe torture and misbehaviour by ED officers who were interr...
I-PAC raids: HC no to BJP MLAs' stir before state secretariat, permits sit-in at nearby bus stand
During the hearing, counsel for Ghosh argued that the MLAs are public servants and also that freedom of assembly and pub...
2023 Parliament security breach on Dec 13 can't be coincidence: Delhi HC
"They had anger, but I totally agree that it was not the way to protest. If we look at history, even the English people ...
HC acquits 3 men sentenced to death in gangrape-murder case, flags delay in DNA examination
A sessions court in April 2022 convicted them and awarded them capital punishment after considering various pieces of ev...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Rehearing of Second Appeal Due to Advocate's Absence
Court allows application under CPC Order 41, Rule 21, citing sufficient cause for non-appearance due to counsel's failur...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation in Shilpa Jain Motor Accident Case
Court Recognizes Multifaceted Role of Homemakers, Awards Rs. 1.18 Crore in Compensation...
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram moves Delhi HC against framing of charges in Chinese visa case
The CBI FIR, which contained findings of the investigating officer who undertook the preliminary inquiry, alleged that a...
Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Case Involving Father's Sexual Assault on Minor Daughter
DNA Evidence Proves Conclusive; Court Emphasizes the Need for Strict Judicial Response in Cases of Incestuous Violence...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition in Oberoi Estate Dispute Over Lack of Arbitration Agreement
Court finds absence of a valid arbitration agreement in Articles of Association, dismisses Section 9 petition for interi...
Delhi High Court Upholds Right to Health for Accused in Judicial Custody
Accused's Interim Bail Application Withdrawn, Court Orders Priority Medical Examination...